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I ' LA:li RE 'ORT. COURT or XCIIEVOEft, SEl)titrel4)m, - -6TnAstdr, 2 .T;o11E. q' .~ ~, 's 9:. This was an zietion brought by the Plaintiffeemibb it a NI/Mc:ll.4ll:l'4er at Kingeoneopotel‘hatnee,againit ';he Defendeo, a Castain of Drageolise.seeioned at lissireteti-Court, for the eurpos: . ! ut reC,;verieg cetn rnsatien for the selnetien Of his daughter, a beau fin gee hem t'oerteen to fifteen years of age. It eill:orobably be recolleeted, that this tiansaelion . was mentioned in the public'papets, and made soese Ti 'lse at the time it *trek place witich was in Ja . erns* tat. Mr. DAUNCE? stated the case on the part of the Pain - itf, detailing the partitulars,levhich afierwalids lucre produced in it tdence, and t hen t ead. some very nefeni love-teeterl written to the girl after the se duetion. He tool it for granted, that no `witnesses would be railed on the of the Defendant. They *veld only have An able speech from his Learned foetid (ierjeate Beat). • Bnt they 'would recollea that cards were riot Nes. The fatherethey would recoiled, was bound by law to support his daughter, while lie was now deprived ottlie hope of procuring terati hoteetrable.establishment by marriage, ow ingetti the gross Misconduet of the Defendant, who, they would also remember, was neatly allied to some families.-and - noble able to afford a liberal. compensa tion. Under all the circumstances, they, would either glee the whole of the damages, which were laid at 5,00e1. or at leak a very considerable portion of that sum. Miss Lydia Strange was then called, who deposed, that on the Ist of January last she went to Hemp. ton Coutt, on a„ visit to the house of a Mr. Bear, or Veer, who had some charge of the Palace. While walking in the Cloisters of the Palace with Jane Hicks, the tnaid-servant, she met •Captain Gore, whom she had seen at Kingston before, .but bad ne sver spoke to—Captain Gore passed on without speak. tug to her at that time, but he spoke to Jane Hicks. She then 'stated, that when she went out to walk in a day or twe after, Jane Hicks'proposed, by way of juice, that they lii.oulc.l go and throw some gravel at the window of Captain Gore. Sheaseettted, trod the servant went acid ttoew the gravel, upt;n which they both 'ran away—but Captifin Gore followed them,- end having corne e ep took her by the hand. They were not together morethen five mieutes at that time, as t hee Hicks came up, and told her, that Mrs. Boar, or Veer, was waiting for hero-e Another time . she happened to go into the Chapel, the door being open, and Captaie Gore having observed her, 101- lewied her into the Chapel. He took off his ham and kissed tier, but observing some 'men at work - about the stendoe s of the Chap( 1, he went out and hit her. there. Soma time alitr he returned, and bolted the door. Jane Hicks was there at that time. Cap tain Gore entreated titre he might see her in the • evening, which she refused--and then Captain Gore begged of Jane Hicks to persuade her to meet him. Captain Gore gave her some grapes, and. to Jane Hicks he 'gave a one pound note. He asked . her when she was to rehire to Kingston, and she told him that she was to return the next day. She next stated that she had gone home to King. store but for some reason, nut material to theCallSe, she bad gale to Hampton Court almost immediate. ly after, As she was out walking with Miss Bear, or Year, a child of •itboUt to years of age, she saw Capt. Gore coming from the opposite dieettion in a curxtcle, Along with Lieutenant Lister, or Leices ter, Mg) , 'passed on , without any timing having been said.. but Capt. Gore came to them soon after, and persuaded then* to go to his lodgings. They went, . and continued there till it was, pretty late. lie gave them three kinds of wine —Claret, Madeira, and , Hock. She • drank of , them all. - In answer to a question from the Lord Chief Baron, she said, that she had sometimes before drank wlne. They Oleo 'reposed to return borne, and Capt. Gore said he would walk home with them. They however went to walk by time wall of Bushy Park. - Sooreafter she heard o.ltose as of one walking behind. Captain GOre whistled, and called out Henry, and then Mr. Lister, or Leicester, came up. The latter took the arm of 'Miss Bear,'"or Vcare and walked on with her before, leaving the witness and Ctipt. Gore behind. She soon afteesaw somebody with a lantern coming up, upon Which Cept,'Gore proposed to her to cross the road that they might slot be observed. From the voice of , him who passed, who pronounced the name of " Strange,' she knew it was Mr. Vuar. She theneraid to Capt. .GOre, that she was afraid to retorts house atter beemg.out so late; upon which he props sed that site 'should go with him, and he would tske her to a young lady who would take care of her, bile refused at „first ? but he afterwards persuaded her. They then .walked on for sorne time, when she Asked whether the residence of the yoUes lady was tar cid'? : Fits*:esid sot very ter Off. 1 hergot a,post . chaise, at. a place .which she: aft.erWards understood to be HoluisloW. 'This chaise brae-down, but they got soother, eed proceeded straight to London. They were seediesee ate place which she afterwards under dersesesdea be Leicester-square. From this they walk d *seise in Chandui-streat e where they had Le , freshmeuti and wine. She went to bed, tied soon sitter Captain Gore carne to the bedroom undressed. She asked him it 113 ioteeded to sleep there He answered " yes )" tapers which she said, he should • not sleep there—but he .said, hteevotsid, i end in fa& slitkeleep with hers Next morning_ they sveneto a Pstimai in.Soutim-street, Sotiosseueree where, she saw , Miss' Dunne and. there they eieatleued lbe - that • Aig,hts 141 r. Lister, or Lei - deter, 'called - rtexteneieee eng,einid , they went teethe !Weise of a , Mr. Dessiu,. or Ifesseyefter attorney, where they - staid halt an hour, kiint:then drove to an : hotel in - a hackeey ecteele where they dined. Lodginee were, then. taken 'for ite Tecingti - Varp. eiiitere she and Icapte Gsn'c lived, under the natures ofsMr, and Mrs. 01MM, , they were discoVered . by the'Bovv-street ° Ott - terse aedehe was carrieden, her father's. ---'Arty tJsolsi of this toele place between , the est and 12111 4001ititttYr • Coossuatemined &y M?'. eivierent She admitted that she h 4 nodded to Captain so from .a window m Xungstott, before he ifsd e'er spdten to iter. She °heti talked of Captdin Gore *Moll her acquaintances, and was sometimes . . • by therm called. in je st ,1,-I. i .Mrs. Gore." Her mother bad been dead eight years—ber father .had two years atter taken into the house a woman of the name , of Sarah Wood, who had beeo bar-maid of the. Castle Inn,Kingston, but she always understood. that they - were. married; although stories were going about that they 'were not married. Her brother, she admitted, :bad threatened .to leave the house if that woman was allowed to continue in it.. Miss Budd, who keeps .a boarding school at Rich molid...said,- that the girl had been .latterly at her school, and was well behaved. tier father visited I,er regularly, and appeared very attentive to her in every tet;pe6t. Nary Brooks proved that lodgings had been, taken 'ecir Capt. Gore and Alitis Strange, under the names ,ot ,Mr. and Mrs. Grahaip,,pn a Sunday, at.. her house in Thanet-place, ,Slie was struck with the youth of the Lady, and - bad a conversation ;Captain Gore on Monday morning, in the course of which the remarked that the young Lady was scarce ly sixteen. Captain Gore replied, that she was nine tern years of age-that they had been married fOur-, teen rri9tlths, and he had known her eighteen. bony, the officer, was called to prove that he bad received the reward promised ,by her father for I the discovery. Mr. Webster proved the band-writing of Captain Gore, but the letters were not read by.the Clerk, it being thought immaterial. • Mr. Serjeant. Barr made an able speech. in de- . fence, or rather in mitigation of damages. The two points upon which he chiefly insisted were, first.-:- That the father himself bad set an example of vice to his daughter, in living with a woman in a state of fornication; and, Secondly, That the daughter her self had exhibited a levity of condua in making a signal to Captain Gore, who had never spoke to her before, which deprived the Plaintiff of all pretence for large damages. They ought to consider that not a farthing'of what they, gave [night ever find ire way into the packets of the girl.. He also stated, that though Captain Gore was allied to some disfingta4- ed families, he was in very ngrow circuinstanies, and large damages would ruin him. The Loss CMIEF BARON summed up the evidence, and observed, that an improper levity in the girl, would, tie dhubt, extremely diminish the claim .of the father to .damages. But they would consider whether the youth o ° f the young woman was not .to be taken into account, in advertingto the instance of levity stated by the Counsel. In a woinannfas, who must have been aware of the construaiow.whieh might have been put on such behaviour, it would be unpardonable. But with respell to a ,young , girl, whci was only frOm 14 'to. IA years of age, the ease was different. With regard to the =Wild of the father, the Learned -Judge remarked, that whether he was married or not to the Woman men tioned, his daughter had been .very little in her society, as it appeared that she had •been kept at school for the greater part of time that Mrs. Strange, or Sarah Wood, which ever she was, lived in her father's `,house. in the course of the charge, the Learned Judge adverted to. the conduct of Jane Hicks, and Lieutenant Lister or Leicester, in terms of the severest censure, and said, that there was evi dence of a conspiracy between them and the' De fendant to ruin this ignorant young woman. Upon the whole, he thought they must find for the Plaiti. tiff; and that they must give damage's. The quatt-, tum was for their consideration. The Jury retired for a few minutes, and then fbonci their verdia for. the Plaintiff.—Damages Pik teen Hundred Pounds. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, juut 2g. THE KING V. THB DUKE OF GORDON. Mr. WIGLEY moved to put oft the trial of this iudiament, which had been fixed for tcpmorrow. Mr. ATTORNEY-GENERAL.-.-" My Lord, this is an iudiatnetit for an assault, with au intent to com rnitg a rape.", Mr. WIGLEY moved this upon offidavits of the husband of the prosecutrix, Sarah Waite, her At torney, and her medical attendant ; swearing that she was a material witness, and that she was ill in bed of a violent fever and could not stir out with out endangering her life. Theatlidavit offered that the Prosecutrix.'S medical attendant should meet any rstedical man whoM the Defendant might: appoint, in order that he might be convinced of'the state of the rrosecturix. _ - . Mr. Arum NEY•GENERALe... : " My Lord, when the charges of this proseculion are considered, end that the Defendant is upwards of 70 years of ago, it will readily be believed, that the Duke considers the postponeinerdof this trial as the most serious mis fortune that could happen to him; and he does hope that it will not be suffered to go over the- present Sittings. At the same time, he would not thank :1 Jury tor their acquittal, unless it were given - him Upon the exasniinalion of the Prosecutrix." . Lold ELLENBOROUGIi." At present, I wW posh pone the trial till next Tuesday, ,which will be the last day of the Sittings - here ; and - as . I — ohiserve that the affidavit-offers the Defendant's medical man to see the Prosecutrix in company with lierfiedical man, and at his time, I think it right, to prevent all collusion, that he Should have his right to sea her, without her medical attendant, wind . at an un axpe6ted time." i. GARROW.—""f4CI) Use best way, will be for the Duke's Attorney, to take a medical Gentleman. 'there direaly." Mr. Wtol.zy.—We can have no objeaion to this," Lord ELLeNuottouutt.—." I need not 'recoil). mond the tenderest condnet to the Gentlemen who are going." Au alarm of ere prevailed at No: 'f3,.Devereux.- . I .rcw, Mary-le-txme- road, yesterday morning, which wits attended with circumstances of an twtul'nature. Au elderly woman of the name of MAIN, 11011664 keeper to a Mr. MALMO?, was sitting` up. for 'her master, when she fell asleep,. as it WWI imposed, and set fire to her apparel. Tht first alarm was given by a watchman, who discovered an untisu& light lit the first-floor room, and not-being able to.gain ad tuittanee,, he forced an entrance, aild found the room in flames., By prompt assistance the fi re got under, after desfroying., the wainscot and furniture, but the poor woman was burnt to death,. 101,41D0N t Printed My RICHARD HARRIS, of No. 4. hartlett.co Bow-street ; and M the tiVrt.017,144, No. 112, Straudl- 4dverlitemetis,,Orderifi FOIL TEE CL'.N. . Nell() 'CO 'extra istam• conjuiationent rad/roam tismisomt, Qui to non nietuat ; tunny qui to non oderit. Ctcikopr CATALANAM. There is no person out of th it pi% o( ruined : Merl, who does o,>l dread them ; no person' who has not had cause to hate them, DIR. EDITOR, Since the formation of Governments, none .have existed, where all have been contented. Disap pointed ambition, merii overlooked,_ imaginary in justice, inevitable indigence, and other evils, which humanity is heir to, must ailed individuals.--Few countries have suffered more than our own, frpm the violence of discord and fattion,, of which the His toric page gives but too many instances. However, from'the various struggles of contending parties, a Constitution has been fortned, the best probably wis dom could contrive, or tire present state of civiliza tion admit of---litoked up to as a model, by the most profound - Legislators, and desired by every country, where a true 'knowledge of it has ever reached.— How carefully then should Britons be to preserve so great a blessing, how strictly should they guard it wlierevd. it is vulnerable from others, how doubly cautious 'should they be not to inflict any wound on it themselves. Great evits, will produce their own remedies, but small encroachments, apparently trifling, if disregarded; may in time undermine the most solid fotindationa. In our own day, we have seen the oppressive power of the Nobles of France; produce not only their destru6tion, but a total revo lution in the State, attended 1% tilt scenes of cruelties and atrocities, too sho•king to be related. We have also been in our own country, from _the inconsiderate conduCt of some men, led astray by need) exam ple, Government so shook, that it became expedient to suspend some laws, the bulwarks of English li berty, and for a moment exilcise others more sum mary, and far less favourable to the subjea. This suspension did not however amount to an infraCtion of our glerious Constitution, nor give any otheithan ideal pain to the steady and real supporters of it.— The turbulent, and those yho caused that departure from the customary laws, felt their weight.. If per chance innocence, as no doubt sometimes was the case, might ,be confounded with guilt, it was a matter to be lamented ; but even such circumstances could Not deservedly be chargedegainst Government, bufagainst those unhappy persons who caused such confusion, that in the exigencies of the mienerif; just discrimination could not possibly take. place. 'The Roman State had. but a single CA,TALINE tO ‘ contend with; ours had several i • no,sogner was even a temporary tranquility restored, than the pristine course of laws was restored.likewise., Whose events happening under our immediate' eye, shouldenake us extremely watchful, that no cause's should Again recur to call forth similar energies. The means too are much more easy, than they may appear at a transient glance; The present period is momentous to the Nation, from its external enemies, but as its internal enemies may have a power of (Wing per haps greater injury than, any, foreign fqrce can, it we are true to oerselveit, it becomes the duty, of all per ions (female as Well as male), who have any thing to lose,: or who regard social order, to exert them selves for the preservation of all that is valuable to t t n t m e o n m p:p w a i.4 l l l l 4 o.. by c and A t , e 6 A i r r t re z .i r t n t::t i , v i ti k e l e lin i caaptailail):l7) extravagant designing w ine ii t it ln ti t e e set r little they have .of their own, greedy to grasp the property of others, and unable, or rather unwilling to bear an honest poverty, regard not what 'reischiels they excite, hoping that in the confusion of affairs, they may better their own.situatiotis ; little think ing, that even they themselves, maybe reduced to 80 more distressing ciicumstauces in the con fiiet. It must be repeated" and strongly impressed on the Minds of refletting persons, that the means of cur bing the licentious conversations and mischievous contrivances of those turbulent spirits who cannot refrain from wishing changes and fomenting commo tions, can be effected \ with very little trouble : sim ply by discountenancing them in their respeaive pur suits, and retiring from their society, whenever their• conversation turns on subjeas subversive of social order. Thus private contempt and shame may counteract, what may not be congni2able to judicial proceedings" though highly destructive to the repose of the community. The artisan will riot frequent po litical clubs, when he is assured it shall prejudice him with his customers, nor the independaut orator pub licly - seer' opinions tending to o,erthrow long esta blished regulations, when he not only is not listened to, but tmated with contempt. Idle oung men, de 7 . Limas to became consequential, affect singularity, -and wish to clieplay their abilitks by- argumentative sophistry, their style'is peculiar, and ilia . subjects English reforMation and French 'polity, not however 'omitting theinselves; who are in their own judgment . , great, plalosopnos. • Plitiosophy, in the true signification of the weed, claims every respect and attention. In Natural 5.:4)11y the French rye doubt have made considerable alterations, and many improvements from thelights. first struck OM : by our: own ingenious countryman, Professor 131.,Acx. These improvements it is lauda ble to adopt ; but as to the Moral Philosophy of, that - Nation, at any time,. but mote especially their new systems, they never will,be reeeivecl in this country, ,er any other where sense of religion prevail', neither .cap. they long exist where they sprouted up.. The : love of . novelty,.. the attention at first paid to.every .thing that : was French,. from the supposition that improvement of some old matter was always con tained, led some. light minds to adopt without re fiectiun French Philosophy, like a French Fashion, without even examination or consideration ol the _consOquences which might entailer from' such exam ples. The disaffected to our Government soon saw hew destructive of good order would be the adop ., tien of French nriuciples, anticonscieus themselves .of the thliacy of their new-I - angled ethics, they . would not exhibit a fair specimen, but ,only that Superficial description which would scarcely alarm the catnipos,, 'but might, fascinate the inconsiderate. Let not then the name of Patriot, nor the new lights of modern sophistry (for it does not deserie the title of Philosophy), .withdraw putt attention from existing circumstances, nor our support from that Govern- I merit,: which reciprocally supports us in Our. Present Pcblisted by WILLIAM ARmiceß settipps,SouthMttOnstezt, Gr ..yetitlf.3ll l ,l4 l C. For the , Paper s . Utters for the fulitori Vose-patay ; mot b 3 3ddresxci.. i .t fiCl comforii, *MA if .iomewlist• abridged of the'r ..„ finer extent, by the disturbed ,t3Te ‘ not,oolv orpl , rope, but die whole•world,. ere .ttluch too yarnable to be exposed to hazard,to gratify either tbe'spleen of borne who have failed-in political intrigue, orof of hers who, bankrupts in rei,u:ation and propQrty, thitik they may gain by Domestic disturbance or Foreign invasion. ' - . The following-lines, published more than n'cert• tury ago by the celebrated Puturs, are so applio! ble to the pretreat day, dint, their re-publiration can! notlai! to give pleasure to every reader of taste and sound judgment. A. 13 Thrice happy Aihiun I from the world disjoin'd By 'leaven 'propitious—blissful seat of Peace, Learn from p thy Neighbours' miseries to prize Thy welfare; crown'd with Nature's choicest gifts, Remote thou hear'it the dire etfal of war, Depopulation, void alone of fear And peril, whilst the dismal syMphony Mdrums and clarions other Realms Mimi. The Iberian Sceptre undecided, here Engages mighty hosts In wasteful strife; From ditizrent climes, the flower of youth dCscelt4 Down to the LUSit3IIIOI vales, resat v'd Witb utmost hazard' to enthrone their Prince. I OLD BiiILEY, JUNE 28. - This day the Sessions ol Oyer and Terminer, nn.4 'gaol delivery,' commenced here, before the Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR, Sir SIMON LE BLANC; Ste ALAN CHAVIBRE, the REFORMER, &C. &C. Thcnias Edwards, whotn we understood to be 3 Gentleman of considerable fortune, stood capitally indicted for the commission of an unnatural crime. We forbear stating the particulars of the evidence of this disgusting scene; but the testimony of the twO witnesses who seized him was not sotticlent to tidy a capital conviation, and he was necessarily,ne . ' quitted.. He it'as ordered to be detained and prose-, cuted for a Misdemeanour. Jame Browne was capitally indicted for stealing a mare, the property of John Lomas.--The Jury fount' hitsiC• *if but recommended him to mercy, on the ,gr6und of his having made no resistance. Thomas Bone was indiCled for breaking and ell" .tering the dwelling-house of Richard Oakden; an d Stealing therein a time-piece,, a tea .caddy , an ti othde articles: The - Proieentor has chambers OD the fiat floor of No. 5, New Inn. The head-porter of go/ Inn said, that; on the evening of Sunday, the 1 40 1 inst. about five o'clock, lie observed the Prisoner and two other men pass the Lodge where he sit. In about no: hour after, an alarm was given by't'e (if the Laundresses of the Inn ; and upon finding tho chambers Of Mr. Oakden hid been broken -open , .he made persuit, and overtook the Prisoner gild ilia two men-with a bundle in his hand. •He seized hini, and took him to the Rolls Watch-house , Carey-street, The bundle was - there opened, c'd contained a timepiece and a tea-caddy, ro lled up W n . . 1 a table-cloth. In the Prisoner's pockets Wee ( " a " a shirt of Mr. Oakden's, a bottle, with some rail in it, *.hich had, been taken out of the chambers, together with a key, which opened the . door.-' The Jury, without hesitation : found a verdict of.-' Margaret Payton was capitally inctieed for break ing and entering the lodgings of Kitty Shepherd , and stealing articles of wearing apparel, her pro perty. The things were seized on her, 3 01 I " Jury found her. Guilty of the larceny, in stealing to the value of four shillings. John litaters was ilidiaed for stealing a horn, value 405. the property of his Majesty. Titt' Prisoner lodged in the ,same room whit Poner, drummer in the first regiment of Guards, who itAd the bugle-horn to practise on. The horn was stolen on . the 14th instant, and upon being: misled , ' w j4 discovered' to have been pawned by the prisoner far, two shillings, on the sante day. Ttietrisoner 1 ' 34 the adiantage of an exCellent charatier, and ti f Jury found him Guilty of stealing to the amount 1 " in snillins. Mary £aans was indieted ft* Obtaining, lo de ! bugle false pretences; five yards of cloth, and other des of wearing apparel, the property of Wtlliatu Lovegrove. Verdi6t—Guilty. A duel was fought on Tuesday morning in bl in g7 ton-fields, betwixt .a.Mr..S--- and Lieut. 14-7'. of the Marines, in consequence of some dispute Oil ball in Mortimer-streeti , Cavendish-Koare, 0 11 t i‘ 4 preceding ev . ening. Mr. WOUndt/ d his antagonist in , the thigh. The ball was yesterday ; btu he .lies. in a dangerous state, 14 apartmer4s in Nottinghatn-bnilditip. The p.o' h l a were reistives,by marriage, and they were O a ll most intimate terms of friendship until this ta a "' esti-Jai% SHIP NSWS. tite.ISEND, JUNE 17. . Sai!ed,-the lemma, V Gibbon, or Lit:l)on • Grace l ; -- rat* hay, tot .I.leitast rt- Adonis, Lot . g fur Gotttobtirg THIR. m.orrgd Orr Vranda 'Grt.lalt, in B eat' Or2nd.street, Mrs . "`" Law, of a Daughter. 1 .-. , ..' 111411R1ED, - ruliff On ;stilt-thy last, at Hay, in the County of Brecon., 1; i ' ult o; `,Welr.nAtOo, Esq .PI Hay Cutle, to the Hun. O's f "I*. lenrietta NfAri.oini DeverettS, 44: cond 'daughter of ( ;, i f il.' Viscount Herermi, deceased, and si.tet to the pre*e ttt . count. etv... 0 n MOnday last, Martin Burnet!, Esq. of Great Cat: fit !, -street, prunswicic-Sqtrare, to Barbara Louisa Barrer, soc" u , ,daugnteunt,the .late lohn Dorrer, Esq ot,Woodi ll ' inej ", place, Henfitl4,,Sussca. b On Tuesday last. at Grantham, the RcV. Eilwat ti PI, = 'Told, Reaor of' Grayingtom. nea r G a i n abor t o e ', : 4 11 s ir g a w lir s " $0 ; . : Sir John Thorold, aki rt . of Syston-Hall, only daughter of Thomas IVilson, 141. D. of thclurinc r la“. ____—...---- DIED. • 1,011 On Saturday. at tfarrolct.tiouso Bedfuldshire, th* of K. Garsttn, Esq. Higtr Sherittut Inc Countf• PRICE OF STOCKS sasrea6iiv. flank stock, Navy c per Cent. shut s per Cent p 797, 1;10 ; per Cent. t. 4 per t_ am. 33 SiNi.r:te:ll::evt'pArt:cAci:ELl.C:l7:ts.sisiktu7l:6t:sot:: .51:111:1;s'itp, pr.r Cent. ket 681 11 Onuitnn, 661 per ..'ent. Cons. shut lmperial pa,,4.6n44 Bank . Ann. tsi ti-t6tbs I Cons. to: 1 - I Pe n4l6 ' 1 ndia'Stock, shut